Bill Text: NY A02989 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for the establishment of express bus service to the south shore of Staten Island.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A02989 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A02989-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2989 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 21, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the provision of express bus service to the south shore of Staten Island THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new 2 section 1266-j to read as follows: 3 S 1266-J. STATEN ISLAND EXPRESS BUS SERVICE. THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY 4 DIRECTED TO CONTINUE TO FUND AND OPERATE EXPRESS BUS SERVICE TRANSPORT- 5 ING RIDERS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES OF TOTTENVILLE, RICHMOND VALLEY, 6 PRINCE'S BAY, PLEASANT PLAINS, CHARLESTON, WOODROW AND ROSSVILLE IN 7 STATEN ISLAND TO THE DOWNTOWN AND/OR MIDTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICTS OF 8 MANHATTAN ON ALL ROUTES OPERATING SUCH SERVICE ON APRIL THIRTIETH, TWO 9 THOUSAND ELEVEN. THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO ASSUME AND OPERATE 10 THE TWO EXPRESS BUS ROUTES SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF HUGUENOT, PRINCESS 11 BAY, WOODROW, ROSSVILLE, ANNADALE AND ARDEN HEIGHTS TO THE MIDTOWN BUSI- 12 NESS DISTRICT OF MANHATTAN AND BEING OPERATED BY ATLANTIC EXPRESS BUS 13 COMPANY ON APRIL THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE AND BETTER KNOWN AS 14 ROUTES NUMBERED X23 AND X24. 15 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00519-01-1